Category Archives: Commentary

1 Samuel 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 7th Step: Moral Blindness – David Saves Keilah 1 Samuel 23     CHAPTER 23 1 And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors. 2 And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said to David, Go […]

Exodus

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES CALLED EXODUS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40   O U T L […]

Romans 8:18-39

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Deliverance From a Sin-Cursed Creation Romans 8:18-39   Deliverance in two phases. The prophetic Scriptures indicate that the second coming of Christ has two phases. The final aspect of deliverance, being connected with the second coming, is distributed over these two phases: The Rapture is when the children of God (believers) will come into their “glorious liberty” […]

Genesis 31

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Separation and Uneasy Reconciliation between Jacob and Laban Genesis 31   Genesis 31. This chapter closes out Jacob’s time in Padan-Aram. Six years earlier, he had wanted to leave, but was convinced by Laban’s offer of wages to stay. All through the difficulties with his family, and even when Laban was taking advantage of […]

Leviticus 23

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Feasts of Jehovah Leviticus 23     Introduction & Sabbath Commandment (23:1-4) CHAPTER 23 1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim as holy convocations — these are my set feasts. 3 […]

Matthew 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Prophecies of the King: Fulfilled by Christ Matthew 1 – 4   Matthew 1 – 4. This first portion of Matthew’s Gospel is dedicated to establishing the true Messiahship of Christ, proven by the fulfillment of many prophetic scriptures. There are at least ten major tenets of messianic prophecy fulfilled by Jesus in […]

Ezra

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF EZRA   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   O U T L I N E – Return Under Zerubbabel and the Work of Rebuilding Ezra 1 – 6 – Return from Exile under Zerubbabel Ezra 1 – The People of Zerubbabel’s Return Ezra 2 – […]

John 13

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Upper Room Ministry: The Character of Christianity John 13 – 17   The Upper Room Ministry. John 12 closes our Lord’s public ministry. In John 13 – 17 we have the private discourse of our Lord with His disciples. This discourse took place after the Passover supper on the day before the […]

Ecclesiastes

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12   O U T L I N E – Prologue Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 – Author, Theme, and Subject Identified Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 – Futility Observed in the Cycles of Life Ecclesiastes 1:4-11 – Research Done by the Preacher […]

Daniel 1

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   A Faithful Remnant: Moral Prerequisites for Divine Revelation Daniel 1     Introduction (1:1-2) CHAPTER 1 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, and a […]

Jonah

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET JONAH   1 2 3…   O U T L I N E – Jonah’s Rebellion and Jehovah’s Pursuit Jonah 1 – Israel’s Historic Failure as a Witness to the Gentiles Jonah 1:1-3 – The Great Storm: God’s Wrestling with Israel while they Remain Asleep Jonah 1:4-5 – The Gentiles witness […]

2 Thessalonians

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS, CALLED SECOND THESSALONIANS   1 2 3   O U T L I N E – Perseverance through Persecution 2 Thess. 1 – Salutation 2 Thess. 1:1-2 – Suffering Persecution in Light of the Appearing 2 Thess. 1:3-10 – The Desired Results of Persecution in […]

1 Peter 1:1-12

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Introduction and General Encouragement 1 Peter 1:1-12   1 Peter 1:1-12. In the first chapter of the epistle, Peter seeks to encourage the Jewish believers in their heavenly calling. It isn’t the heavenly calling of the church, but of individual believers. The portion and inheritance of the saints is brought out for their […]

Judges 4

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Cycle #4: Oppressed by Canaan – Delivered by Deborah & Barak Judges 4 – 5   Judges 4 – 5. Chapter 4 records the historical victory, how God delivered Israel from Jabin and Sisera through Deborah, Barak, and Jael, showing His power in using weak instruments to overthrow the mighty. Chapter 5 is […]

John 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Comfort for the Disciples in view of Jesus’ Absence John 14   John 14. In chapter 13 Jesus had spoken of His death and the glory it would bring to God, and how God would straightway glorify Him in response. He said He was going away and the disciples could not follow Him […]

Acts 15:1-34

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Jerusalem Council: Threat of Legal Bondage Faced Acts 15:1-34   Acts 15. The threat that faced the Church at this time was legalism; the condition that one must be circumcised to be saved (v.1). This was an effort of the Judaizing teachers (false brethren) to bring Christians under the law. Furthermore, since […]

Psalm 10

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 10 Calling for Jehovah to Judge the Enemy   Psalm 10. Psalm 10 completes the acrostic poem that began with Psalm 9. The inscription of Psalm 9 indicated it as a Psalm of David, and therefore we know Psalm 10 is attributed to David as well. There is a difference in that […]

Psalm 26

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 26 The Separation of the Remnant from the Ungodly   Psalm 26. This is a Psalm of David, and the subject is the moral separation of the godly remnant from the wicked around them. In Psalm 25 the prayer was for deliverance from enemies, but Psalm 26 is less a prayer and […]

Psalm 42

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Second Book of the Psalms Psalms 42 – 72   The Second Book of the Psalms (42 – 72). From a prophetic standpoint, the second book of the Psalms focuses on the second half of Daniel’s seventieth week, and gives us the expressions and sentiments of the Jewish remnant as they pass […]

Psalm 58

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 58 The Character of the Wicked, and Their Judgment   Psalm 58. This is a Psalm of David, and like the previous Psalm is titled “Destroy Not”, which indicates that the Psalm has the character of a prayer for preservation. Psalm 58 is also a Michtam Psalm, ‘michtam’ meaning “golden jewel”, which […]